My 1st (maybe only) snowman

whitecree · #1 09-13-2006, 01:45 PM

Not really into Xmas ornament carving - much to my wife's despair, but finally allowed myself to be bullied (by her) into at least trying one.

Had a scrap of alder about 2" wide and maybe 4.5" tall. Gave it a quick spin on the lathe, then used a bent-tip knife to snip small slices off all 'round to give it the hand-tooled look, slapped a quick paint job on. Now I'm trying to find something for a mini-sprig of mistletoe to glue on the side of the hat.

Comments, criticism and good-humoured snickers welcome.

Hi_Ho_Sliver · #2 09-13-2006, 02:03 PM

now take a detail knife, carve the eyes and the mouth and you have a righteous carving LOL

Thomp · #3 09-13-2006, 02:04 PM

Dont know how to tell you this whitecree but it looks like you was bullied into making it, or you was under derest ...

Like ? was she standing there with the rolling pin till you finished it?

you have done better....

maybe little blunt and a bit on the negative, but you asked...

Kenny_S · #4 09-13-2006, 03:57 PM

Well at least she didn't have a "dang club", or did she?

I agree with Hi Ho, Carve the eyes and mouth a little.
But for the first snowman, Ya done good.

Ron Davidson · #5 09-13-2006, 04:27 PM

I agree I never heard anything about a knife being involved in this so called carving just power tools. You asked for it!
Ron

Kenny_S · #6 09-13-2006, 06:06 PM

Paint the mistletoes on the hat or holly with beries or a red and whit band around it or a Cedar tree or a snow flake or,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Ya catch the drift?

Ashbys · #7 09-13-2006, 06:14 PM

Whitecree,

I like it. The hat is well done, the cuts are clean, the nose looks like a carrot ..

I think you could do a bit more , but for a carving that you didn't really want to do not bad. But I have to say I agree with the others , it shows you rushed , and did not have your heart in doing it.

Ash

MelNM · #8 09-13-2006, 08:16 PM

I agree with Ash he does look good, but what is he plugged in to? I saw the cord sticking out his backside.
Mel

Claude · #9 09-13-2006, 08:22 PM

Whitecree: It looks good! Now try a nice easy one like this - use a handy chunk of 1.5 x 1.5 by 5 inch basswood and a knife. The arms are twigs from the tree out in front.

http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.co...00/ppuser/3705

Claude

Colin_Partridge · #10 09-13-2006, 10:39 PM

Well Whitcree as you have probably learned ask for comments and critisism on this board you will get it. That is why I always ask for them but I listen to what they tell me and maybe I cant change the carving I have shown you can bet I will take that advice to the next project. I have to agree also we have seen a lot of what you have done and this is a little folk art for me. Would probably sell well at a craft show but had you carved the eyes and the teeth mouth and set the teeth back a bit, it would have been an awsome carving. Not finding fault JMHO.
Colin